The University of Queensland

Can octapeptin antibiotics combat extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria?

Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Pitt, Miranda E., Elliott, Alysha G. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2018). Can octapeptin antibiotics combat extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria?. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 16 (6), 485-499. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2018.1483240

Multifactorial chromosomal variants regulate polymyxin resistance in extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pitt, Miranda E., Elliott, Alysha G., Cao, Minh Duc, Ganesamoorthy, Devika, Karaiskos, Ilias, Giamarellou, Helen, Abboud, Cely S., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Cooper, Matthew A. and Coin, Lachlan J. M. (2018). Multifactorial chromosomal variants regulate polymyxin resistance in extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Microbial Genomics, 4 (3) 000158. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000158

Structure-Activity and -Toxicity Relationships of the Antimicrobial Peptide Tachyplesin-1

Edwards, Ingrid A, Elliott, Alysha G, Kavanagh, Angela M, Blaskovich, Mark A T and Cooper, Matthew A (2017). Structure-Activity and -Toxicity Relationships of the Antimicrobial Peptide Tachyplesin-1. ACS infectious diseases, 3 (12), 917-926. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.7b00123

Complete Genome Sequence of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae subsp. similipneumoniae Strain ATCC 700603

Elliott, Alysha G., Ganesamoorthy, Devika, Coin, Lachlan, Cooper, Matthew A. and Cao, Minh Duc (2016). Complete Genome Sequence of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae subsp. similipneumoniae Strain ATCC 700603. Genome Announcements, 4 (3) e00438-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00438-16

Contribution of amphipathicity and hydrophobicity to the antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of β‑hairpin peptides

Edwards, Ingrid A., Elliott, Alysha G., Kavanagh, Angela M., Zuegg, Johannes, Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2016). Contribution of amphipathicity and hydrophobicity to the antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of β‑hairpin peptides. ACS Infectious Diseases, 2 (6), 442-450. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00045

Natural structural diversity within a conserved cyclic peptide scaffold

Elliott, Alysha G., Franke, Bastian, Armstrong, David A., Craik, David J., Mylne, Joshua S. and Rosengren, K. Johan (2016). Natural structural diversity within a conserved cyclic peptide scaffold. Amino Acids, 49 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s00726-016-2333-x

Synthesis, antibacterial and antifungal activity of new 3-Aryl-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazole and 5H-Imidazo[1,2-a]azepine quaternary salts

Demchenko, Sergii, Lesyk, Roman, Yadlovskyi, Oleh, Zuegg, Johannes, Elliott, Alysha G., Drapak, Iryna, Fedchenkova, Yuliia, Suvorova, Zinaida and Demchenko, Anatolii (2021). Synthesis, antibacterial and antifungal activity of new 3-Aryl-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazole and 5H-Imidazo[1,2-a]azepine quaternary salts. Molecules, 26 (14) 4253, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/molecules26144253

Antimicrobial screening of a historical collection of over 140 000 small molecules

Semenov, Victor V., Raihstat, Mikhail M., Konyushkin, Leonid D., Semenov, Roman V., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Zuegg, Johannes, Elliott, Alysha G., Hansford, Karl A. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2021). Antimicrobial screening of a historical collection of over 140 000 small molecules. Mendeleev Communications, 31 (4), 484-487. doi: 10.1016/j.mencom.2021.07.015

Chemical synthesis of TFF3 reveals novel mechanistic insights and a gut-stable metabolite

Braga Emidio, Nayara, Meli, Rajeshwari, Tran, Hue N. T., Baik, Hayeon, Morisset-Lopez, Séverine, Elliott, Alysha G., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Spiller, Sabrina, Beck-Sickinger, Annette G., Schroeder, Christina I. and Muttenthaler, Markus (2021). Chemical synthesis of TFF3 reveals novel mechanistic insights and a gut-stable metabolite. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64 (13) acs.jmedchem.1c00767, 9484-9495. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00767

Antimicrobial and anticancer properties of synthetic peptides derived from the wasp Parachartergus fraternus

Muller, Jessica A. I., Lawrence, Nicole, Chan, Lai Yue, Harvey, Peta J., Elliott, Alysha G., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Gonçalves, Jacqueline C., Galante, Priscilla, Mortari, Marcia R., Toffoli-Kadri, Mônica C., Koehbach, Johannes and Craik, David (2021). Antimicrobial and anticancer properties of synthetic peptides derived from the wasp Parachartergus fraternus. Chembiochem , 22 (8) cbic.202000716, 1415-1423. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202000716

Cover feature: nontoxic cobalt(III) schiff base complexes with broad‐spectrum antifungal activity (Chem. Eur. J. 6/2021)

Frei, Angelo, King, A. Paden, Lowe, Gabrielle J., Cain, Amy K., Short, Francesca L., Dinh, Hue, Elliott, Alysha G., Zuegg, Johannes, Wilson, Justin J. and Blaskovich, Mark A. T. (2021). Cover feature: nontoxic cobalt(III) schiff base complexes with broad‐spectrum antifungal activity (Chem. Eur. J. 6/2021). Chemistry – A European Journal, 27 (6), 1861-1861. doi: 10.1002/chem.202004912

Nontoxic cobalt(III) schiff base complexes with broad‐spectrum antifungal activity

Frei, Angelo, King, A. Paden, Lowe, Gabrielle J., Cain, Amy K., Short, Francesca L., Dinh, Hue, Elliott, Alysha G., Zuegg, Johannes, Wilson, Justin J. and Blaskovich, Mark A. T. (2021). Nontoxic cobalt(III) schiff base complexes with broad‐spectrum antifungal activity. Chemistry – A European Journal, 27 (6), 2021-2029. doi: 10.1002/chem.202003545

The antimicrobial potential of cannabidiol

Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Kavanagh, Angela M., Elliott, Alysha G., Zhang, Bing, Ramu, Soumya, Amado, Maite, Lowe, Gabrielle J., Hinton, Alexandra O., Pham, Do Minh Thu, Zuegg, Johannes, Beare, Neil, Quach, Diana, Sharp, Marc D., Pogliano, Joe, Rogers, Ashleigh P., Lyras, Dena, Tan, Lendl, West, Nicholas P., Crawford, David W., Peterson, Marnie L., Callahan, Matthew and Thurn, Michael (2021). The antimicrobial potential of cannabidiol. Communications Biology, 4 (1) 7, 1-18. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01530-y

Platinum cyclooctadiene complexes with activity against gram-positive bacteria

Frei, Angelo, Ramu, Soumya, Lowe, Gabrielle J., Dinh, Hue, Semenec, Lucie, Elliott, Alysha G., Zuegg, Johannes, Deckers, Anke, Jung, Nicole, Bräse, Stefan, Cain, Amy K. and Blaskovich, Mark A. T. (2021). Platinum cyclooctadiene complexes with activity against gram-positive bacteria. ChemMedChem cmdc.202100157, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202100157

Multi-institution research and education collaboration identifies new antimicrobial compounds

Fuller, Amelia A., Dounay, Amy B., Schirch, Douglas, Rivera, Daniel G., Hansford, Karl A., Elliott, Alysha G., Zuegg, Johannes, Cooper, Matthew A., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Hitchens, Jacob R., Burris-Hiday, Sarah, Tenorio, Kristiana, Mendez, Yanira, Samaritoni, J. Geno, O’Donnell, Martin J. and Scott, William L. (2020). Multi-institution research and education collaboration identifies new antimicrobial compounds. ACS Chemical Biology, 15 (12), 3187-3196. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00732

Antimicrobial peptide mimetics based on a diphenylacetylene scaffold: synthesis, conformational analysis, and activity

Peacock, Hayden, Henriques, Sónia Troeira, Benfield, Aurélie H., Elliott, Alysha G., Luo, Jinghui, Luccarelli, James, Nagano, Masanobu, Craik, David J. and Hamilton, Andrew D. (2020). Antimicrobial peptide mimetics based on a diphenylacetylene scaffold: synthesis, conformational analysis, and activity. ChemMedChem, 15 (20) cmdc.202000474, 1932-1939. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202000474

Synthesis, antibacterial and antifungal activity of new 3-biphenyl-3H-Imidazo[1,2-a]azepin-1-ium bromides

Demchenko, Sergii, Lesyk, Roman, Zuegg, Johannes, Elliott, Alysha G., Fedchenkova, Yuliia, Suvorova, Zinaida and Demchenko, Anatolii (2020). Synthesis, antibacterial and antifungal activity of new 3-biphenyl-3H-Imidazo[1,2-a]azepin-1-ium bromides. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 201 112477, 112477. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112477

Correction: Chemical synthesis of human trefoil factor 1 (TFF1) and its homodimer provides novel insights into their mechanisms of action

Braga Emidio, Nayara, Baik, Hayeon, Lee, David, Stürmer, René, Heuer, Jörn, Elliott, Alysha G, Blaskovich, Mark A T, Haupenthal, Katharina, Tegtmeyer, Nicole, Hoffmann, Werner, Schroeder, Christina I and Muttenthaler, Markus (2020). Correction: Chemical synthesis of human trefoil factor 1 (TFF1) and its homodimer provides novel insights into their mechanisms of action. Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 56 (51), 7049-7049. doi: 10.1039/d0cc90250k

An amphipathic peptide with antibiotic activity against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

Elliott, Alysha G., Huang, Johnny X., Neve, Søren, Zuegg, Johannes, Edwards, Ingrid A., Cain, Amy K., Boinett, Christine J., Barquist, Lars, Lundberg, Carina Vingsbo, Steen, Jason, Butler, Mark S., Mobli, Mehdi, Porter, Kaela M., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Lociuro, Sergio, Strandh, Magnus and Cooper, Matthew A. (2020). An amphipathic peptide with antibiotic activity against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 3184, 3184. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16950-x

How to stimulate and facilitate early stage antibiotic discovery

Zuegg, Johannes, Hansford, Karl A., Elliott, Alysha G., Cooper, Matthew A. and Blaskovich, Mark A. T. (2020). How to stimulate and facilitate early stage antibiotic discovery. ACS Infectious Diseases, 6 (6), 1302-1304. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00163

Correction: Metal complexes as a promising source for new antibiotics (vol 11, pg 2627, 2020)

Frei, Angelo, Zuegg, Johannes, Elliott, Alysha G., Baker, Murray, Braese, Stefan, Brown, Christopher, Chen, Feng, Dowson, Christopher G., Dujardin, Gilles, Jung, Nicole, King, A. Paden, Mansour, Ahmed M., Massi, Massimiliano, Moat, John, Mohamed, Heba A., Renfrew, Anna K., Rutledge, Peter J., Sadler, Peter J., Todd, Matthew H., Willans, Charlotte E., Wilson, Justin J., Cooper, Matthew A. and Blaskovich, Mark A. T. (2020). Correction: Metal complexes as a promising source for new antibiotics (vol 11, pg 2627, 2020). Chemical Science, 11 (17), 4531-4531. doi: 10.1039/d0sc90075c

Discovery of cephalosporin-3′-diazeniumdiolates that show dual antibacterial and antibiofilm effects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical cystic fibrosis isolates and efficacy in a murine respiratory infection model

Rineh, Ardeshir, Soren, Odel, McEwan, Timothy, Ravikumar, Vikashini, Poh, Wee Han, Azamifar, Fereshteh, Naimi-Jamal, M. Reza, Cheung, Chen-Yi, Elliott, Alysha G., Zuegg, Johannes, Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Cooper, Matthew A., Dolange, Victoria, Christodoulides, Myron, Cook, Gregory M., Rice, Scott A., Faust, Saul N., Webb, Jeremy S. and Kelso, Michael J. (2020). Discovery of cephalosporin-3′-diazeniumdiolates that show dual antibacterial and antibiofilm effects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical cystic fibrosis isolates and efficacy in a murine respiratory infection model. ACS Infectious Diseases, 6 (6) acsinfecdis.0c00070, 1460-1479. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00070

Metal complexes as a promising source for new antibiotics

Frei, Angelo, Zuegg, Johannes, Elliott, Alysha G., Baker, Murray V., Braese, Stefan, Brown, Christopher, Chen, Feng, Dowson, Christopher Gerard, Dujardin, Gilles, Jung, Nicole, King, A. Paden, Mansour, Ahmed Moustafa, Massi, Massimiliano, Moat, John, Mohamed, Heba A., Renfrew, Anna, Rutledge, Peter, Sadler, Peter J., Todd, Matthew Houghton, Willans, Charlotte E., Wilson, Justin Jeff, Cooper, Matthew Allister and Blaskovich, Mark (2020). Metal complexes as a promising source for new antibiotics. Chemical Science, 11 (10), 2627-2639. doi: 10.1039/c9sc06460e

Elucidating the effect of sequence and degree of polymerization on antimicrobial properties for block copolymers

Barbon, Stephanie M., Truong, Nghia P., Elliott, Alysha G., Cooper, Matthew A., Davis, Thomas P., Whittaker, Michael R., Hawker, Craig J. and Anastasaki, Athina (2020). Elucidating the effect of sequence and degree of polymerization on antimicrobial properties for block copolymers. Polymer Chemistry, 11 (1), 84-90. doi: 10.1039/c9py01435g

Chemical synthesis of human trefoil factor 1 (TFF1) and its homodimer provides novel insights into their mechanisms of action

Braga Emidio, Nayara, Baik, Hayeon, Lee, David, Stürmer, René, Heuer, Jörn, Elliott, Alysha G., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Haupenthal, Katharina, Tegtmeyer, Nicole, Hoffmann, Werner, Schroeder, Christina I. and Muttenthaler, Markus (2020). Chemical synthesis of human trefoil factor 1 (TFF1) and its homodimer provides novel insights into their mechanisms of action. Chemical Communications, 56 (47), 6420-6423. doi: 10.1039/d0cc02321c

An optimised Cu(0)-RDRP approach for the synthesis of lipidated oligomeric vinyl azlactone: toward a versatile antimicrobial materials screening platform

Grace, James L., Amado, Maite, Reid, Janet C., Elliott, Alysha G., Landersdorfer, Cornelia B., Truong, Nghia P., Kempe, Kristian, Cooper, Matthew A., Davis, Thomas P., Montembault, Véronique, Pascual, Sagrario, Fontaine, Laurent, Velkov, Tony, Quinn, John F. and Whittaker, Michael R. (2019). An optimised Cu(0)-RDRP approach for the synthesis of lipidated oligomeric vinyl azlactone: toward a versatile antimicrobial materials screening platform. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 7 (43), 6796-6809. doi: 10.1039/c9tb01624d

In vitro antimicrobial activity of acne drugs against skin-associated bacteria

Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Elliott, Alysha G., Kavanagh, Angela M., Ramu, Soumya and Cooper, Matthew A. (2019). In vitro antimicrobial activity of acne drugs against skin-associated bacteria. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 14658, 14658. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50746-4

Antimicrobial anilinium polymers: The properties of poly(N,N‐dimethylaminophenylene methacrylamide) in solution and as coatings

Chen, Ao, Er, Gerald, Zhang, Cheng, Tang, Joyce, Alam, Mahbub, T. Ta, Hang, Elliott, Alysha G., Cooper, Matthew A., Perera, Janesha, Swift, Simon, Blakey, Idriss, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Peng, Hui (2019). Antimicrobial anilinium polymers: The properties of poly(N,N‐dimethylaminophenylene methacrylamide) in solution and as coatings. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 57 (18), 1908-1921. doi: 10.1002/pola.29314

The macrocyclizing protease butelase 1 remains autocatalytic and reveals the structural basis for ligase activity

James, Amy M., Haywood, Joel, Leroux, Julie, Ignasiak, Katarzyna, Elliott, Alysha G., Schmidberger, Jason W., Fisher, Mark F., Nonis, Samuel G., Fenske, Ricarda, Bond, Charles S. and Mylne, Joshua S. (2019). The macrocyclizing protease butelase 1 remains autocatalytic and reveals the structural basis for ligase activity. Plant Journal, 98 (6) tpj.14293, 988-999. doi: 10.1111/tpj.14293

Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of N-acetyl-3-acetyl-5-benzylidene tetramic acid-metal complexes. X-ray analysis and identification of the Cd(II) complex as a potent antifungal agent

Matiadis, Dimitris, Tsironis, Dimitrios, Stefanou, Valentina, Elliott, Alysha G., Kordatos, Konstantinos, Zahariou, Georgia, Ioannidis, Nikolaos, McKee, Vickie, Panagiotopoulou, Angeliki, Igglessi-Markopoulou, Olga and Markopoulos, John (2019). Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of N-acetyl-3-acetyl-5-benzylidene tetramic acid-metal complexes. X-ray analysis and identification of the Cd(II) complex as a potent antifungal agent. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 194, 65-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.02.008

Elucidating the lipid binding properties of membrane-active peptides using cyclised nanodiscs

Zhang, Alan H., Edwards, Ingrid A., Mishra, Biswa P., Sharma, Gagan, Healy, Michael D., Elliott, Alysha, Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Cooper, Matthew A., Collins, Brett M., Jia, Xinying and Mobli, Mehdi (2019). Elucidating the lipid binding properties of membrane-active peptides using cyclised nanodiscs. Frontiers in Chemistry, 7 (MAR) 238, 238. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00238

Structure-function studies of polymyxin B lipononapeptides

Gallardo-Godoy, Alejandra, Hansford, Karl, Muldoon, Craig, Becker, Bernd, Elliott, Alysha, Huang, Johnny, Pelingon, Ruby, Butler, Mark, Blaskovich, Mark and Cooper, Matthew (2019). Structure-function studies of polymyxin B lipononapeptides. Molecules, 24 (3) 553, 553. doi: 10.3390/molecules24030553

Norbornane-based cationic antimicrobial peptidomimetics targeting the bacterial membrane

Hickey, Shane M., Ashton, Trent D., Boer, Gareth, Bader, Christie A., Thomas, Michael, Elliott, Alysha G., Schmuck, Carsten, Yu, Heidi Y., Li, Jian, Nation, Roger L., Cooper, Matthew A., Plush, Sally E., Brooks, Douglas A. and Pfeffer, Frederick M. (2018). Norbornane-based cationic antimicrobial peptidomimetics targeting the bacterial membrane. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 160, 9-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.09.072

Exploiting macromolecular design to optimize the antibacterial activity of alkylated cationic oligomers

Grace, James L., Schneider-Futschik, Elena K., Elliott, Alysha G., Amado, Maite, Truong, Nghia P., Cooper, Matthew A., Li, Jian, Davis, Thomas P., Quinn, John F., Velkov, Tony and Whittaker, Michael R. (2018). Exploiting macromolecular design to optimize the antibacterial activity of alkylated cationic oligomers. Biomacromolecules, 19 (12) acs.biomac.8b01317, 4629-4640. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01317

Can octapeptin antibiotics combat extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria?

Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Pitt, Miranda E., Elliott, Alysha G. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2018). Can octapeptin antibiotics combat extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria?. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 16 (6), 485-499. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2018.1483240

Multifactorial chromosomal variants regulate polymyxin resistance in extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pitt, Miranda E., Elliott, Alysha G., Cao, Minh Duc, Ganesamoorthy, Devika, Karaiskos, Ilias, Giamarellou, Helen, Abboud, Cely S., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Cooper, Matthew A. and Coin, Lachlan J. M. (2018). Multifactorial chromosomal variants regulate polymyxin resistance in extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Microbial Genomics, 4 (3) 000158. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000158

Structure, Function, and Biosynthetic Origin of Octapeptin Antibiotics Active against Extensively Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria

Velkov, Tony, Gallardo-Godoy, Alejandra, Swarbrick, James D., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Elliott, Alysha G., Han, Meiling, Thompson, Philip E., Roberts, Kade D., Huang, Johnny X., Becker, Bernd, Butler, Mark S., Lash, Lawrence H., Henriques, Sónia Troeira, Nation, Roger L., Sivanesan, Sivashangarie, Sani, Marc-Antoine, Separovic, Frances, Mertens, Haydyn, Bulach, Dieter, Seemann, Torsten, Owen, Jeremy, Li, Jian and Cooper, Matthew A. (2018). Structure, Function, and Biosynthetic Origin of Octapeptin Antibiotics Active against Extensively Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria. Cell Chemical Biology, 25 (4), 380-391.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2018.01.005

Protein-inspired antibiotics active against vancomycin- and daptomycin-resistant bacteria

Blaskovich, Mark A T, Hansford, Karl A., Gong, Yujing, Butler, Mark S., Muldoon, Craig, Huang, Johnny X., Ramu, Soumya, Silva, Alberto B., Cheng, Mu, Kavanagh, Angela M., Ziora, Zyta, Premraj, Rajaratnam, Lindahl, Fredrik, Bradford, Tanya A., Lee, June C., Karoli, Tomislav, Pelingon, Ruby, Edwards, David J., Amado, Maite, Elliott, Alysha G, Phetsang, Wanida, Daud, Noor Huda, Deecke, Johan E, Sidjabat, Hanna E, Ramaologa, Sefetogi, Zuegg, Johannes, Betley, Jason R, Beevers, Andrew P G, Smith, Richard A G ... Cooper, Matthew A. (2018). Protein-inspired antibiotics active against vancomycin- and daptomycin-resistant bacteria. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 02123, 22. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02123-w

Structure-Activity and -Toxicity Relationships of the Antimicrobial Peptide Tachyplesin-1

Edwards, Ingrid A, Elliott, Alysha G, Kavanagh, Angela M, Blaskovich, Mark A T and Cooper, Matthew A (2017). Structure-Activity and -Toxicity Relationships of the Antimicrobial Peptide Tachyplesin-1. ACS infectious diseases, 3 (12), 917-926. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.7b00123

Redesigned spider peptide with improved antimicrobial and anticancer properties

Henriques, Sónia Troeira, Lawrence, Nicole, Chaousis, Stephanie, Ravipati, Anjaneya S., Cheneval, Olivier, Benfield, Aurélie H., Elliott, Alysha G., Kavanagh, Angela Maria, Cooper, Matthew A., Chan, Lai Yue, Huang, Yen-Hua and Craik, David J. (2017). Redesigned spider peptide with improved antimicrobial and anticancer properties. ACS Chemical Biology, 12 (9), 2324-2334. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00459

An evaluation of Minor Groove Binders as anti-fungal and anti-mycobacterial therapeutics

Scott, Fraser J., Nichol, Ryan J. O., Khalaf, Abedawn I., Giordani, Federica, Gillingwater, Kirsten, Ramu, Soumya, Elliott, Alysha, Zuegg, Johannes, Duffy, Paula, Rosslee, Michael-Jon, Hlaka, Lerato, Kumar, Santosh, Ozturk, Mumin, Brombacher, Frank, Barrett, Michael, Guler, Reto and Suckling, Colin J. (2017). An evaluation of Minor Groove Binders as anti-fungal and anti-mycobacterial therapeutics. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 136, 561-572. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.05.039

From Breast Cancer to Antimicrobial: Combating Extremely Resistant Gram-Negative "superbugs" Using Novel Combinations of Polymyxin B with Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators

Hussein, Maytham H., Schneider, Elena K., Elliott, Alysha G., Han, Meiling, Reyes-Ortega, Felisa, Morris, Faye, Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Jasim, Raad, Currie, Bart, Mayo, Mark, Baker, Mark, Cooper, Matthew A., Li, Jian and Velkov, Tony (2017). From Breast Cancer to Antimicrobial: Combating Extremely Resistant Gram-Negative "superbugs" Using Novel Combinations of Polymyxin B with Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators. Microbial Drug Resistance, 23 (5), 640-650. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2016.0196

Δ-Myrtoxin-Mp1a is a helical heterodimer from the venom of the jack jumper ant that has antimicrobial, membrane-disrupting, and nociceptive activities

Dekan, Zoltan, Headey, Stephen J., Scanlon, Martin, Baldo, Brian A., Lee, Tzong-Hsien, Aguilar, Marie-Isabel, Deuis, Jennifer R., Vetter, Irina, Elliott, Alysha G., Amado, Maite, Cooper, Matthew A., Alewood, Dianne and Alewood, Paul F. (2017). Δ-Myrtoxin-Mp1a is a helical heterodimer from the venom of the jack jumper ant that has antimicrobial, membrane-disrupting, and nociceptive activities. Angewandte Chemie, 56 (29), 8495-8499. doi: 10.1002/anie.201703360

Δ-Myrtoxin-Mp1a is a Helical Heterodimer from the Venom of the Jack Jumper Ant that has Antimicrobial, Membrane-Disrupting, and Nociceptive Activities

Dekan, Zoltan, Headey, Stephen J., Scanlon, Martin, Baldo, Brian A., Lee, Tzong-Hsien, Aguilar, Marie-Isabel, Deuis, Jennifer R., Vetter, Irina, Elliott, Alysha G., Amado, Maite, Cooper, Matthew A., Alewood, Dianne and Alewood, Paul F. (2017). Δ-Myrtoxin-Mp1a is a Helical Heterodimer from the Venom of the Jack Jumper Ant that has Antimicrobial, Membrane-Disrupting, and Nociceptive Activities. Angewandte Chemie, 129 (29), 8615-8619. doi: 10.1002/ange.201703360

Synthesis of octapeptin C4 and biological profiling against NDM-1 and polymyxin-resistant bacteria

Becker, Bernd, Butler, Mark S., Hansford, Karl A., Gallardo-Godoy, Alejandra, Elliott, Alysha G., Huang, Johnny X., Edwards, David J., Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2017). Synthesis of octapeptin C4 and biological profiling against NDM-1 and polymyxin-resistant bacteria. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 27 (11), 2407-2409. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.04.027

Institutional profile: Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery - crowdsourcing new antibiotics and antifungals

Desselle, Mathilde R., Neale, Ruth, Hansford, Karl A., Zuegg, Johannes, Elliott, Alysha G., Cooper, Matthew A. and Blaskovich, Mark A. T. (2017). Institutional profile: Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery - crowdsourcing new antibiotics and antifungals. Future Science OA, 3 (2) FSO171, FSO171. doi: 10.4155/fsoa-2016-0093

Antibacterial nerol cinnamates from the Australian plant Eremophila longifolia

Galappathie, Savithri, Edwards, David J., Elliott, Alysha G., Cooper, Matthew A., Palombo, Enzo A., Butler, Mark S. and Mahon, Peter J. (2017). Antibacterial nerol cinnamates from the Australian plant Eremophila longifolia. Journal of Natural Products, 80 (4), 1178-1181. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00888

Scaffolding and completing genome assemblies in real-time with nanopore sequencing

Cao, Minh Duc, Nguyen, Son Hoang, Ganesamoorthy, Devika, Elliott, Alysha G., Cooper, Matthew A. and Coin, Lachlan J. M. (2017). Scaffolding and completing genome assemblies in real-time with nanopore sequencing. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 14515, 14515. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14515

Enhancement of antibiotic-activity through complexation with metal ions - Combined ITC, NMR, enzymatic and biological studies

Möhler, Jasper S., Kolmar, Theresa, Synnatschke, Kevin, Hergert, Marcel, Wilson, Liam A., Ramu, Soumya, Elliott, Alysha G., Blaskovich, Mark A.T., Sidjabat, Hanna E., Paterson, David L., Schenk, Gerhard, Cooper, Matthew A. and Ziora, Zyta M. (2017). Enhancement of antibiotic-activity through complexation with metal ions - Combined ITC, NMR, enzymatic and biological studies. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 167, 134-141. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.11.028

Cationic acrylate oligomers comprising amino acid mimic moieties demonstrate improved antibacterial killing efficiency

Grace, James L., Elliott, Alysha G., Huang, Johnny X., Schneider, Elena K., Truong, Nghia P., Cooper, Matthew A., Li, Jian, Davis, Thomas P., Quinn, John F., Velkov, Tony and Whittaker, Michael R. (2016). Cationic acrylate oligomers comprising amino acid mimic moieties demonstrate improved antibacterial killing efficiency. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5 (3), 531-536. doi: 10.1039/C6TB02787C

Expedient organocatalytic syntheses of 4-substituted pyrazolidines and isoxazolidines

Yousfi, Tarek, Elliott, Alysha, Hanane, Messiad, Merdes, Rachid and Moyano, Albert (2016). Expedient organocatalytic syntheses of 4-substituted pyrazolidines and isoxazolidines. Molecules, 21 (12) 21121655, 1655. doi: 10.3390/molecules21121655

Semi-synthesis and NMR spectral assignments of flavonoid and chalcone derivatives

Kumar, Rohitesh, Lu, Yuting, Elliott, Alysha G., Kavanagh, Angela M., Cooper, Matthew A. and Davis, Rohan A. (2016). Semi-synthesis and NMR spectral assignments of flavonoid and chalcone derivatives. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 54 (11), 880-886. doi: 10.1002/mrc.4482

Streaming algorithms for identification of pathogens and antibiotic resistance potential from real-time MinION (TM) sequencing

Cao, Minh Duc, Ganesamoorthy, Devika, Elliott, Alysha G., Zhang, Huihui, Cooper, Matthew A. and Coin, Lachlan J. M. (2016). Streaming algorithms for identification of pathogens and antibiotic resistance potential from real-time MinION (TM) sequencing. Gigascience, 5 (1) 32, 32. doi: 10.1186/s13742-016-0137-2

Complete Genome Sequence of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae subsp. similipneumoniae Strain ATCC 700603

Elliott, Alysha G., Ganesamoorthy, Devika, Coin, Lachlan, Cooper, Matthew A. and Cao, Minh Duc (2016). Complete Genome Sequence of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae subsp. similipneumoniae Strain ATCC 700603. Genome Announcements, 4 (3) e00438-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00438-16

Scaffolding and completing genome assemblies in real-time with nanopore sequencing

Cao, Minh Duc, Nguyen, Hoang Son, Ganesamoorthy, Devika, Elliott, Alysha, Cooper, Matthew and Coin, Lachlan J. M. (2016). Scaffolding and completing genome assemblies in real-time with nanopore sequencing. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/054783

Short cationic lipopeptides as effective antibacterial agents: design, physicochemical properties and biological evaluation

Azmi, Fazren, Elliott, Alysha G., Marasini, Nirmal, Ramu, Soumya, Ziora, Zyta, Kavanagh, Angela M., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Cooper, Matthew A., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Short cationic lipopeptides as effective antibacterial agents: design, physicochemical properties and biological evaluation. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24 (10), 2235-2241. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.03.053

Contribution of amphipathicity and hydrophobicity to the antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of β‑hairpin peptides

Edwards, Ingrid A., Elliott, Alysha G., Kavanagh, Angela M., Zuegg, Johannes, Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2016). Contribution of amphipathicity and hydrophobicity to the antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of β‑hairpin peptides. ACS Infectious Diseases, 2 (6), 442-450. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00045

Antibacterial and antifungal screening of natural products sourced from Australian fungi and characterisation of pestalactams D-F

Beattie, Karren D., Ellwood, Nicola, Kumar, Rohitesh, Yang, Xinzhou, Healy, Peter C., Choomuenwai, Vanida, Quinn, Ronald J., Elliott, Alysha G., Huang, Johnny X., Chitty, Jessica L., Fraser, James A., Cooper, Matthew A. and Davis, Rohan A. (2016). Antibacterial and antifungal screening of natural products sourced from Australian fungi and characterisation of pestalactams D-F. Phytochemistry, 124, 79-85. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.12.014

Activity and predicted nephrotoxicity of synthetic antibiotics based on polymyxin B

Gallardo-Godoy, Alejandra, Muldoon, Craig, Becker, Bernd, Elliott, Alysha G., Lash, Lawrence H, Huang, Johnny X., Butler, Mark S., Pelingon, Ruby, Kavanagh, Angela M., Ramu, Soumya, Phetsang, Wanida, Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Cooper, Matthew A (2016). Activity and predicted nephrotoxicity of synthetic antibiotics based on polymyxin B. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59 (3), 1068-1077. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01593

Natural structural diversity within a conserved cyclic peptide scaffold

Elliott, Alysha G., Franke, Bastian, Armstrong, David A., Craik, David J., Mylne, Joshua S. and Rosengren, K. Johan (2016). Natural structural diversity within a conserved cyclic peptide scaffold. Amino Acids, 49 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s00726-016-2333-x

Mucin binding reduces colistin antimicrobial activity

Huang, Johnny X., Blaskovich, Mark A.T., Pelingon, Ruby, Ramu, Soumya, Kavanagh, Angela, Elliott, Alysha G., Butler, Mark S., Montgomery, A. Bruce and Cooper, Matthew A. (2015). Mucin binding reduces colistin antimicrobial activity. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59 (10), 5925-5931. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00808-15

Flemingin-type prenylated chalcones from the sarawak rainforest plant desmodium congestum

Rees, Karlee A., Bermudez, Cindy, Edwards, David J., Elliott, Alysha G., Ripen, Jovita E., Seta, Cynthia, Huang, Johnny X., Cooper, Matthew A., Fraser, James A., Yeo, Tiong C. and Butler, Mark S. (2015). Flemingin-type prenylated chalcones from the sarawak rainforest plant desmodium congestum. Journal of Natural Products, 78 (8), 2141-2144. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00410

Metronidazole-triazole conjugates: activity against Clostridium difficile and parasites

Jarrad, Angie M., Karoli, Tomislav, Anjan, Debnath, Tay, Chin Yen, Huang, Johnny X., Kaeslin, Geraldine, Elliott, Alysha G., Miyamoto, Yukiko, Ramu, Soumya, Kavanagh, Angela M., Zuegg, Johannes, Eckmann, Lars, Blaskovich, Mark A. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2015). Metronidazole-triazole conjugates: activity against Clostridium difficile and parasites. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 101 7946, 96-102. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.06.019

Carbohydrate scaffolds as glycosyltransferase inhibitors with in vivo antibacterial activity

Zuegg, Johannes, Muldoon, Craig, Adamson, George, McKeveney, Declan, Le Thanh, Giang, Premraj, Rajaratnam, Becker, Bernd, Cheng, Mu, Elliott, Alysha G., Huang, Johnny X., Butler, Mark S., Bajaj, Megha, Seifert, Joachim, Singh, Latika, Galley, Nicola F., Roper, David I., Lloyd, Adrian J., Dowson, Christopher G., Cheng, Ting-Jen, Cheng, Wei-Chieh, Demon, Dieter, Meyer, Evelyne, Meutermans, Wim and Cooper, Matthew A. (2015). Carbohydrate scaffolds as glycosyltransferase inhibitors with in vivo antibacterial activity. Nature Communications, 6 (1) 7719, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8719

Synthesis and evaluation of cationic norbornanes as peptidomimetic antibacterial agents

Hickey, Shane M., Ashton, Trent D., Khosa, Simren K., Robson, Ryan N., White, Jonathan M., Li, Jian, Nation, Roger L., Yu, Heidi Y., Elliott, Alysha G., Butler, Mark S., Huang, Johnny X., Cooper, Matthew A. and Pfeffer, Frederick M. (2015). Synthesis and evaluation of cationic norbornanes as peptidomimetic antibacterial agents. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 13 (22), 6225-6241. doi: 10.1039/c5ob00621j

Helping chemists discover new antibiotics

Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Zuegg, Johannes, Elliott, Alysha G. and Cooper, Matthew (2015). Helping chemists discover new antibiotics. ACS Infectious Diseases, 1 (7), 285-287. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.5b00044

Peptide macrocyclization by a bifunctional endoprotease

Bernath-Levin, Kalia, Nelson, Clark, Elliott, Alysha G., Jayasena, Achala S., Millar, A. Harvey, Craik, David J. and Mylne, Joshua S. (2015). Peptide macrocyclization by a bifunctional endoprotease. Chemistry and Biology, 22 (5), 571-582. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2015.04.010

Self-assembling lipopeptides with a potent activity against Gram-positive bacteria, including multidrug resistant strains

Azmi, Fazren, Elliott, Alysha G., Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Kavanagh, Angela, Huang, Johnny X., Quezada, Michelle, Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Capon, Robert J., Cooper, Matthew A., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2015). Self-assembling lipopeptides with a potent activity against Gram-positive bacteria, including multidrug resistant strains. Nanomedicine, 10 (22), 3359-3371. doi: 10.2217/nnm.15.137

Synthesis of norbornane bisether antibiotics via silver-mediated alkylation

Hickey, Shane M., Ashton, Trent D., White, Jonathan M., Li, Jian, Nation, Roger L., Yu, Heidi Y., Elliott, Alysha G., Butler, Mark S., Huang, Johnny X., Cooper, Matthew A. and Pfeffer, Frederick M. (2015). Synthesis of norbornane bisether antibiotics via silver-mediated alkylation. Rsc Advances, 5 (36), 28582-28596. doi: 10.1039/c5ra03321g

Evolutionary origins of a bioactive peptide buried within preproalbumin

Elliott, Alysha G., Delay, Christina, Liu, Huanle, Phua, Zaiyang, Rosengren, K. Johan, Benfield, Aurelie H., Panero, Jose L., Colgrave, Michelle L., Jayasena, Achala S., Dunse, Kerry M., Anderson, Marilyn A., Schilling, Edward E., Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, Craik, David J. and Mylne, Joshua S. (2014). Evolutionary origins of a bioactive peptide buried within preproalbumin. The Plant Cell, 26 (3), 981-995. doi: 10.1105/tpc.114.123620

Oxytocic plant cyclotides as templates for peptide G protein-coupled receptor ligand design

Koehbach, Johannes, O'Brien, Margaret, Muttenthaler, Markus, Miazzo, Marion, Akcan, Muharrem, Elliott, Alysha G., Daly, Norelle L., Harvey, Peta J., Arrowsmith, Sarah, Gunasekera, Sunithi, Smith, Terry J., Wray, Susan, Göransson, Ulf, Dawson, Philip E., Craik, David J., Freissmuth, Michael and Gruber, Christian W. (2013). Oxytocic plant cyclotides as templates for peptide G protein-coupled receptor ligand design. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (52), 21183-21188. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1311183110

Albumins and their processing machinery are hijacked for cyclic peptides in sunflower

Mylne, Joshua S., Colgrave, Michelle L., Daly, Norelle L., Chanson, Aurelie H., Elliott, Alysha G., McCallum, Emily J., Jones, Alun and Craik, David J. (2011). Albumins and their processing machinery are hijacked for cyclic peptides in sunflower. Nature Chemical Biology, 7 (5), 257-259. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.542

Distribution and evolution of circular miniproteins in flowering plants

Gruber, Christian W., Elliott, Alysha G., Ireland, David C., Delprete, Piero G., Dessein, Steven, Goransson, Ulf, Trabi, Manuela, Wang, Conan K., Kinghorn, Andrew B., Robbrecht, Elmar and Craik, David J. (2008). Distribution and evolution of circular miniproteins in flowering plants. The Plant Cell, 20 (9), 2471-2483. doi: 10.1105/tpc.108.062331

Contribution of physicochemical parameters to the antimicrobial activity / toxicity index of B-Hairpin peptides

Edwards, I., Elliott, A., Blaskovich, M. and Cooper, M. (2016). Contribution of physicochemical parameters to the antimicrobial activity / toxicity index of B-Hairpin peptides. 34th European Peptide Symposium, Leipzig, Germany, 4‐9 September 2016. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/psc.2950

Structural Diversity of a Novel Family of Cyclic Plant Peptides

Rosengren, K. J., Elliott, A. G., Franke, B. and Mylne, J. S. (2014). Structural Diversity of a Novel Family of Cyclic Plant Peptides. 33rd European Peptide Symposium, Sofia Bulgaria, August 31 – September 5 2014. United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.

Sunflower trypsin inhibitor-1: chemical v. biological synthesis

Elliott, Alysha G., Craik, David J. and Mylne, Joshua S. (2011). Sunflower trypsin inhibitor-1: chemical v. biological synthesis. 22nd American Peptide Symposium, San Diego, United States, 25-30 June 2011. San Diego, United States: Prompt Scientific Publishing.

Peptide antibiotics

Gallardo-Goday, Alejandra, Cooper, Matthew, Blaskovich, Mark, Hansford, Karl and Elliott, Alysha (2019). Peptide antibiotics. WO2019084628.

A new class of daisy seed peptides

Elliott, Alysha Gai (2013). A new class of daisy seed peptides. PhD Thesis, The Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland.